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Chicken groundnut stew is, in various forms, common all over West Africa, and this is my version, inspired by my colleagues at UW. Video: How to Make African Peanut Stew The best way to make this stew is with two whole stewing hens—older chickens available at Asian and Latin markets. You start by simmering the birds to make stock, which then becomes the base of the stew, and then you use the meat from the hens....

Maple Butter Blondies If you are looking for a dessert that will impress any guest, you have to try these Maple Butter Blondies. It’s different enough from a typical dessert to be fun, while also having a flavor that’s tasty enough to please any crowd. The dense, rich and chewy texture is much like a brownie and perfect served with ice cream. A blondie recipe like this one is similar to a chocolate brownie, but it is made with brown sugar, butter, and vanilla rather than cocoa, giving it a butterscotch flavor instead of the standard chocolate one....

Daffodils are blooming, as are cherry trees, and the truest test of spring, asparagus in the market can be found for less than $2 a pound. I just couldn’t resist these at the market today, and cooked them up into a creamy risotto. This recipe is a classic asparagus risotto recipe. You can easily dress it up with some lemon zest, lump crab meat, green onions, truffle salt, fresh thyme or chopped mint....

Planning? Who has time to plan? Yet we know deep inside that the best things in life require at least a little bit of planning. Case in point—juicy, succulent, flavorful pork chops. Pork easily gets dried out in cooking. The best way to ensure that it doesn’t, is to brine it ahead of time, plumping it up with moisture, so that when cooking releases moisture, some remains in the pork....

This isn’t your average dinner roll! It starts with a classic challah dough, but it’s shaped into small knotted rolls. Though making challah dough can feel like a daunting task, with a little bit of planning, it’s easier than you think. Knead to Know Proofing yeast is a key part of bread making, and getting a beautifully risen roll. When the yeast doesn’t properly activate, you’ll get dense and flat pucks....

If you are unfamiliar with the dish, chicken-fried steak is a Southern favorite. Tenderized beef cutlets are dipped in egg and flour and fried, much like fried chicken, but with steak. Video! How To Make Chicken Fried Steak What Cut To Use to Make Chicken Fried Steak Chicken fried steak is made most often with cube steak, or steak that has already been tenderized, or a cheap cut like round steak....

It’s basically a curry soup, most often made with chicken, vegetables, apples, and rice. Not only is it absolutely delicious, it’s the perfect example of how one culture acquires food from another and adapts it to their own taste. What Is Mulligatawny Soup? Mulligatawny is the ultimate “fusion” food, invented centuries before anyone would even know what that meant. It hails from the early days of the British Raj in India....

Those threads? They’re bean threads, made with mung bean starch and potato starch. You can either soak them in water to add to soups, if you deep fry them they’ll puff up into the crunchy strips we so associate with Chinese chicken salad. Here’s a favorite recipe from a friend of a friend (thanks Martha!) who made this salad for a for a gathering of girlfriends a while back. It’s a perfect recipe for summer picnics (though you might want to double the recipe, it goes quickly!...

This recipe answers one of the most pressing summertime conundrums, which is how on earth am I going to use up all this darn zucchini? If your garden is bursting at the seams with summer squash, this pasta is here to help you turn it into a seriously delicious and quick weeknight dinner. It’s the winning ticket to get a picky eater to eat more vegetables—it’s so creamy and luxurious, you’d never know that it’s full of hearty veg....

Keep It Simple With Canned Beans If you are really serious about your beans, you’ll start with dry black beans and then cook them for an hour or two first. But then, that wouldn’t be quick and easy. So we’ll save that approach for another recipe. (A compromise? Cook the beans in a pressure cooker.) This recipe is better for a “the chicken is on the grill, what am I going to serve it with?...

French Dip Sandwich The first time I had this style of French Dip sandwiches we were visiting my brother and sister-in-law, DJ and Katelyn. Katelyn made these for dinner and I was so impressed with how quick, easy, yet incredibly yummy these sandwiches are! I’ve made this French Dip sandwich throughout the years and it is the perfect meal to make when you want something different from your normal cold-cut sandwich....

Orange Chicken takes center stage whenever we decide to have a Chinese food night. We rarely get take-out anymore because it’s so much easier and cheaper to make it at home. The tangy orange sauce is made with pantry staples you already have on hand, and the vibrant orange flavor complements tender chicken chunks perfectly. Whip up a batch of easy orange chicken sauce for your next Chinese feast and turn take-out into take-in!...

My friend Arturo grew up near the beaches of Acapulco and learned a way of preparing the garlic shrimp classic with jalapeños and coconut milk. The layers of flavor in this dish are fabulous – chile, shrimp, coconut, lemongrass (or lime). If you get the timing right, this dish cooks up quite fast. What Shrimp to Buy Look for jumbo shrimp (about 20 count per pound) for this recipe. Fresh or frozen shrimp are fine....

There are two camps of people when it comes to biscotti—those that like their biscotti super crispy and crunchy so the cookies hold up and are still crisp when dunked into coffee, and those that would prefer not to break their teeth biting into one and want their cookie to be a little more forgiving. Which camp do you fall in? Super crunchy coffee dipper? Or cakey enough to safely eat on their own?...

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This is certainly more budget-friendly than ordering take-out for four people. It also cooks in about the same time that it would take us to drive over and pick up dinner! The chicken and rice both pack a spicy wallop with this recipe. Boneless chicken thighs are cooked in a homemade chipotle sauce (it’s a blender sauce that comes together in a flash), and the rice is tossed with diced jalapeño peppers, cilantro, and green onions just before serving....

Versions of the soup have been made all over the Mediterranean for centuries. It’s a nourishing meal that’s easy enough for any weeknight. Why Is It Called Italian Wedding Soup? Calling this Italian wedding soup"is somewhat of a misnomer since the dish is unrelated to weddings. The name is said to come from the words “minestra maritata,” which mean “married soup.” Here, rather than the couple joining together, it’s all the flavors in the pot that balance each other so well....

Just word itself sounds like there should be a song about it. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of burgoo, it’s Kentucky’s most famous stew, usually made for big gatherings (such as Derby Day) in huge kettles. Burgoo dates to before the Civil War and as legend has it, was invented by a French chef. Like a mulligan stew, it’s sort of a empty-the-fridge recipe. Burgoos typically have at least three different meats, and plenty of vegetables such as corn, okra, and lima beans....

My version is studded with some smoky bacon. Once plated, the rice is drizzled with sesame oil, then garnished with a fried egg, scallions, sesame seeds, and strips of roasted seaweed, making for a pungent and satisfyingly filling dish. This slightly smoky, bacon-studded Korean fried rice is a simple dish to make for either a snack or light meal, especially if you have leftover rice on hand. It’s a mouthful of flavors and textures— bits of crispy rice mixed in with soft rice grains are layered with spicy and slightly sour notes from the kimchi and then even more spice and sweetness from the Korean chili paste....